# Date picker (UI SDK): Right to left

> With an Arabic locale inside dir=rtl, the field, the arrows and the calendar all run from the right.

Canonical: https://hextaui.com/docs/ui-sdk-date-picker/examples/rtl

Component docs: https://hextaui.com/docs/ui-sdk-date-picker

## Add this example

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add https://hextaui.com/r/ui-sdk-date-picker-rtl.json
```

This adds `components/examples/ui-sdk-date-picker/rtl.tsx` with the Date picker component and the HextaUI theme tokens.

## Source

```tsx title="components/examples/ui-sdk-date-picker/rtl.tsx"
import {
  DatePicker,
  DatePickerContent,
  DatePickerControl,
  DatePickerInput,
  DatePickerTrigger,
} from "@/components/ui/ui-sdk-date-picker"

function UiSdkDatePickerRtl() {
  return (
    <div dir="rtl" className="w-full max-w-56">
      <DatePicker locale="ar" defaultValue="2026-11-20">
        <DatePickerControl>
          <DatePickerInput aria-label="تاريخ الاستحقاق" />
          <DatePickerTrigger aria-label="اختر التاريخ" />
        </DatePickerControl>
        <DatePickerContent aria-label="اختر التاريخ" />
      </DatePicker>
    </div>
  )
}

export { UiSdkDatePickerRtl }
```

## Props in this example

### DatePicker

| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `defaultValue` | `string \| [string, string] \| null` | – |  |
| `locale` | `string` | – |  |

### DatePickerTrigger

| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `aria-label` | `string` | `"Choose date"` |  |

## More Date picker examples

- [Range](https://hextaui.com/docs/ui-sdk-date-picker/examples/range)
- [Presets](https://hextaui.com/docs/ui-sdk-date-picker/examples/presets)
- [Min, max and unavailable dates](https://hextaui.com/docs/ui-sdk-date-picker/examples/limits)
- [Language](https://hextaui.com/docs/ui-sdk-date-picker/examples/locale)
- [Form](https://hextaui.com/docs/ui-sdk-date-picker/examples/form)
- [Controller](https://hextaui.com/docs/ui-sdk-date-picker/examples/controller)
- [Disabled and read-only](https://hextaui.com/docs/ui-sdk-date-picker/examples/disabled)